Killer "D"s
dare
"to give"
"deus" vs. "dea"
"god" vs. "goddess"
nominative
I famously ate my children and a rock after my wife tricked me to save our last son.
Cronus
Carthage got most of its wealth originally from this.
trade and naval power
delectare
"to please" or "to delight"
daughter vs. girl
"Of the ___________" is a good way to translate words in this case.
Genitive
I was abducted by pirates and turned them into dolphins.
Dionysus
My son was Hannibal.
Hamilcar Barca
"gift"
donum, i
"pugna" vs. "fuga"
This case is used for the direct object.
When I was just a young lad, I stole Apollo's cows and invented a lyre.
Hermes
This made the Carthaginian army not that reliable.
a high number of mercenaries
demonstramus
"We show"
"island" vs. "inhabitant"
This case is often used with prepositional phrases, like "in + ________"
Ablative
I turned Arachne into the first spider.
Athena
Saguntum
"He teaches"
docet
"woman" vs. "lady/mistress"
femina vs. domina
Dative
I turned Actaeon into a deer, who was then devoured by his own hounds.
This man advised that the Romans not attack Hannibal, but rather wait him out and avoid battle when he was invading Italy.
Fabius